Ice-cream-containing cabinet and soda-fountain.



W. BETTER. ICB GREAM GONTAINING GABINET AND SODA FOUNTAIN.

APPLIDATION FILED JAN. 2, 199.

42 SHEETS-SHEET X.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

INVENTOR f mm ATTORNEY wnNEssEs: '2 a.

W. ELITTL-ELR 10E 03mm UONTAINING GABINET AND som FOUNTAIN.

APPLAIOATIOI'I FILED J'AH. 2, 1909.

` Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

2 emma-SHEET s.

WITNESSES: 1 INVENTDR .7K ATTORNEY 'fvetion=, jFig. 3 left-handporton-there along the line v3---3 'in 3 vand at the left the.correpspondin, rt'sLm elevation; The

of the cabinet showng'inli'g; 1 is 'identical with .the righthgdfportionShown in Fig. 3, ,and the arO rangementoffthe cooling means shown in"shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the 'lillerence be "which arrangements will bemade. clear in 'the following description.

The ice cream com artments A and B of 5o the cabinet nre pre erablysituated at the endsoftliecebinet., I will rst; describe 'the andrefrigerating apparatus eon 'I cooling tained in the left-bandcompartment A..

Thezice cream receptacle 1 .is adapted to loosely lit in the perforatedseparating vessel 2 which vessel is situated centrally in theherhalten-metes of the' con wn m m12 is um" au fo'thearfangemententering sur s ndfsaid perlisprovlded to .Prevent 'the nts from`contacting directly with crea'm receptaclq so that xthe, latter IPticlefillYl'eildlly'b removed flld lie* 1 edbyanot whensuch'is desired,The p metallic-Perforated Separating WS- elf2fand the eri'gerantcontaining tank 3 t'lnaintainstlieice `cream conice cream.,

receptacle 1 'at' a A 'primary pipe-coil 4 sf-tnenfrigemn cocminmg tank3 isV preferably, conical in omwahas I ggger end sit-gated toward the0in .of-fthe ice cream A`rempartmenti Vso situated 4 farther from therefrigenint tank compartment much'cooler in the bottom portion of saidcompartment than in the top Dertienflen' 'the 'tmpemwredf the refriiff'-rant containing tank is practically equally rtion as at its bottomportiom'oonsequent'y the lower portion of said pipe-coil el is madelarger in diameter portion, so that said coil, at its may furtherremoved from than the Vto bottom en', the Surface of sal refrigerantcontaining tank and. beyond its direct cooling innenoe and thereforehave the bottom portion of said coilsit'uated to be cooled only'by thecold air contained'in the lower portion of the said compartment; tlmsitwill be seen that as the fluid is circulated through the coil 4 from thetop smaller end to the bottom lar r end thereof, which larger end issituateefarther from the outer bottom surface of said refrigerantcontaining tank, that co uently the temperature of the fluid containedin said upper ortion of said coil is v,in a great degree coo ed bysairlreirigetant containing tank, and the temperature of thefluid'contained in said lower portion of said coil'is not influenced bythe lower portion of said refrigerant containing tank. and the temerature of the entire surface of said coil is t lerefore eqnalized, andthe fluid passing therethrough 1s subjected to an almost uniform coolingtemperature. The members of tbe )ipe-(10H4. are' s aced apartSo'thatthere will be aix' space )etween' the several members of the coilso as to permit the air cooled by the refrigerant tank to 110` ile lopernegn Md ,if van ,fal'plpe 541s conn 4 coil 1 3, and extends therefrom toa pen funded :aan r marmein effigfel-n1 ',rvidediavithfa'ppe i2 whimtheinteriorofthe hun pairiisaidfunnelisprovld 'for ildr ard-the man.alla 11o'.

f IAT-gast wai-13 r rests-,foune inner Siae of thebottoiniof-th 15511-9,and a Pi 14 con' :Emirati situated .centrally of `the to describe thecooling mdf' te f ting apparatus contained 1n f5the righ d compartment Bwhich a is similar to that contained in t ne l fora hand compartment A.The ice cream rece tacle 16 is adapted to loosely fit in the oratedchamber 17 which latter vessel is 59'sit`atedcentrally of the'refrigerant. contank 18. The spa betweenthe per- Yessel 17 and therefrigerant tank 18 's illedwith a refrigerant as hereinbefor'eidescribed. The pipe v coil 19 surrounds tllerefl'igeranttank 18 and'tllesaid coil w issirnilar tofthe coii` 4 in form and construc- A pipe 20 isconnected to a water supply' at one of its ends and at its P1 apiciendpeo the top member of the pipeco 1 9. 'A draft pipe 21 extends fromthe f endof the bottom member of the coil 19 to ga.. suitabledisplensing'4 faucet, (not shown) .situated centralyof the cabinet. Adriphaving its. top portion open is situated under the Yrefrigerantcontaining tank 'tottendsv frcn'n' the niitliont- 'necessitating' '5t-he:opening ot-4 r of theV gerant fluidothatfxneyfdrip from,rant-'Yhtitllvllmgf tank, VThis pan n to the pan G V jfpro ydedwithan.ovenflow pipe Q2 '.jyhicli'rmaintains vthe level4 of lthe refrigerant-@-luitlj Said panconsbant'. A plain nrxJ-panjis-Situated in said tflui'collectingpan and the said ITOWQS'IA fori-th llrpos' iflcnducting -themgS iefrigerant containing th :brine containing pan .as pre- V Y "TheLplain water con- 'tainlnglfpan 23therefo`re used as a refr1geratoriniyb1ch the lain water is frozen .into icefwhlch ioernayp `removed andnsed .by th A I ain awaretliat .ice cream cabinets have .bceiifi'liadewith upper'coolingfcoil members arrangedlto surround :the outersurfacesof `refr'ivxgfefrarit 'containing and, also awarethatcooling-coilshare been uscdin connection mthSad opper' cooling coilsand situated "ginder therefri'gerant tank in relatii'epositiontorreceive the di'i p' s of the refrigerantfrornfs'aid tank utiis arrangement of thecooling coils I do not clalm broadly asm'yintention. f What I' do claim is:- v 1.111' a soda fountain and cabinet,the combination witlrrfa refrigerant containing tanlnpan icecreamreceptacle situated in said refrigerant containing tank, and a primar)ycoil of metal pi surrounding said tank, of a refrigerant p ain watercontaining pan situated under said refrigerant containing tank, aremovable roof or cover on said pan, a secondary pipe-coil situated inand immersed in the water contained in-said refrigerating4 pan saidsecondary ipe-coil connected to said primary coil, an a draft pipeextending from said secondaryr coil pipe to be connected to a dispensingfaucet.

2. ln n. soda fountain and cabinet, the combination with a refrigerantcontaining; tank, an ice cream receptacle situated in said refrigerantcontaining tank, and a primary coil of metal pipe constructed in theform of a cone and surrounding said refrigerant containing tank with itsbase or larger end situated downwardly, of a refrigerating plain watercontaining pan situated under said refrigerant containing tank, aremovable roof or cover on said pan` n secondary pipe-coil situated andimmersed in the water contained in said refrigerating pan, saidpipe-coil connected to said primary coil, and a draft pipe extendingfrom said secondary coil pipe to be connected to a dispensing faucet.

3. In n soda fountain and cabinet. the combination with a refrigerantcontaining tank, an icc cream receptacle situated in withfa ,removableconcave said refrigerant containing tank, and a primary coi of metalpipe surroundingsaid tank, of an open topped drip pan situated underlsaid refrigerant contammg tank, an over-How pipe extending from saiddrip ptin, `of n refrigerant plain water containin connected to adispensing faucet.

4. In a soda fountain and cabinet, the combination with n refrigerantcontaining tank, an ice cream receptacle situated 1n said refrigerantcontaining tank, a primary coil of metal surrounding said tank, a pipe20 extending from a source of supply and connected to the to end of saidcoil, and a draft pi )e exten ing from the bottom end of said coi to beconnected to :L dispensin faucet, of an o en topped drip pan situated 2under said re rigerant ccntnnlng tank, n rerlgerating lain watercontaining pan stuzited in said drip pan and under said refrigerantcontaining tank, n removable cover o n said refrigerantpan, and meansfor 30 supplying water to said reirigerating pan.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM BUTTLER.

Witnesses:

THoMPsox R. BELL, FRANCIS M. SPRINGER.

